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a News I'm Julie Burchill South Korea and
China reporting hundreds more coronavirus
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cases Thursday as the illness persists in
the worst hit areas and spreads beyond
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borders u.s.
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President Donald Trump says his administration
is ready to handle whatever level of
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outbreak occurs in the United States as
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a peace agreement Ghani reports the president
is confident the country is ready for
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whatever comes standing at the White House
briefing room next to health authorities
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the president said there is no reason for
panic we're very very ready for this for
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anything whether the threat gets worse
or eases as he predicts it will but the
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c.d.c. Is and shook it warns
the nation must get ready for
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a potential outbreak and this is
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a good time to prepare not long after
the news conference ended the c.d.c.
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Confirmed a new virus
case in California in
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a person without any node
exposure to it through travel or
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a patient that could be assigned
the virus is spreading in the u.s.
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Community for the 1st time all the 60 other
cases that America had either traveled
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from abroad or been in close contact with
someone who had solder Magni Washington
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a gunman in Milwaukee Wisconsin killed 5
people before killing himself Wednesday at
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the most in course brewery
Police identified the shooter as
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a 51 year old male but have withheld his
name in the names of his victims until
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their families are notified Tom Barrett
is the mayor of Milwaukee I family 6
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families actually. Are grieving and will
be grieving because of this horrific act
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of this individual before Wednesday's
shooting there had been 3 mass killings
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nationwide in 2020 with
12 total victims it was
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a mixed day on Wall Street as jitters about
the coronavirus spread made investors
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nervous the Dow Jones Industrial
drop point 46 percent this is v.o.a.
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News. 65 years after 14 year
old Emmett Till was lynched in
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his Mississippi the Us House
of Representatives approved
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a bill designating lynching as
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a hate crime under federal law he said
Donohue report to chair of the Congressional
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Black Caucus Karen Bass says make no
mistake about it lynching is terrorism
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lynchings were advertised in newspapers as
recreational events that families would
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attend they would have picnics while they
watch brutal murders take place this bill
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was introduced by Illinois Democrat Bobby
Rush who says the country is still being
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confronted with the same violent racism
and hatred that took the life of Emmett
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Till and others knowing some form his
running showing me when you're near or in
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a racially motivated mass shooting and so
Rush says the bill will belatedly achieve
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justice for till and more than $4000.00
other lynching victims and Donahue
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Washington Democratic presidential contender
Joe Biden won the endorsement of an
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influential back black congressman from
South Carolina just 3 days before the
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state's primary
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a piece Julie Walker reports just before
Joe Biden got the endorsement of the
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highest ranking black member of Congress
Representative Jim Cliburn he told
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ministers he's not taking the black vote
for granted and says character is on the
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ballot sometimes I wake up and I think it's
1920 and I'm 22 and Bernie Sanders has
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been dominating in the primaries compared
to socialism remarks to Reverend Martin
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Luther King Jr This is what he said
and I quote. This country socialism
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for the rich. And rugged individualists for
the pay Elizabeth Warren Amy club which
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are people to judge and Tom Starr also
spoke about their commitment to racial
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justice I'm Julie Walker
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a bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul
Wednesday injured at least 9 civilians this
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is the 1st significant incident of violence
during the week longer deuced fighting
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period agreed to between u.s.
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Backed Afghan security forces and top. Ban
insurgents the Taliban swiftly denied
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its involvement saying the blast seems
to be the militias work of intelligent
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networks trying to create distrust the 7
day reduction in violence pact took effect
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last Saturday and it is to
culminate in the signing of
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a peace agreement between the United States
and the Taliban scheduled for Saturday
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well 5 time major tennis tournament winner
Maria Sharapova is retiring from the
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game at 32 once thought to be a rival for
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a multiple grand slam tournament winner
Serena Williams of the United States share
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up over beat Williams in only 2 of their
22 matches for more on any of today's top
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news please go to v.o.a. News dot com In
Washington I'm Jim Breuer tell v.o.a.
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News.
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Goodmorning Africa world come to daybreak
Africa for the Voice of America and Janis
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but in Washington today is Thursday February
27th and here are some of the stories
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we are covering the u.s.
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Embassy urges the elections commission
to make public results from all polling
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stations being given to
quite good news because.
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They were made. Public
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a President Bush. Will need an
interview of trying to reject
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is the spokesperson for totally opposition
coalition candidate. Opposition parties
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hold talks for
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a possible allies about militarism
killed 42 teachers in Northeast Inc
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a young in the past 5 years for the 1st
time allows an informal visit of a u.n.
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Envoy for judicial killings and residents
of Sudan's war torn Darfur while come
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from a president bad she
is the possible i.c.c.
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Try to. Just be
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a. Danger National Coming up or could they
see just things and also in confidence
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between the warring groups in peace talks
to victims of genocide and he's voted to
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. Best report
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a number he did in Khartoum and is in Baba
economics graduates says the situation
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a move China is getting desperate Villa's
stories and more coming up on Daybreak
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Africa.
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Togo's opposition coalition led by its
candidate. Says it welcomes a u.s.
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Embassy statement calling on the total is
Electoral Commission to make public the
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results of all polling stations
particularly those being contested by the
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opposition so as to
ensure transparency. In
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a statement Wednesday the embassy
congratulated Italy's people for
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a peaceful election the opposition says it
was the election although the electoral
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commission declared president for
Nessie by the window Brigette are demo
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spokesperson for opposition coalition Canada
Kojo says the Us embassy statement is
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good news because the opposition has been
demanding full results of all polling
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stations to be published facts they
congratulated giggly people vote they said
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everybody went to vote peacefully and
then they were cleaning up from them
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to ensure that believe all the facts
have already the problems and
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that's not going tested by our job our
country did they are asking the government
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to ensure that boon for the drugs and
for each could be in station to ensure
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transparency finally they regret the
fact that so many people feel sorry
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for the groups we chop
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a lot of the variation of the elections
have been denied to be applied to
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them because. They didn't
tell them that there is
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a group supported by the end and
then big government we've called but
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had to be good supported by and and the
faith we do not give you the right to
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observe and treatment very great
before vision from the gov
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What does that mean and. These statements
it's quite good new fathers because
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our Condi did agree with me had
asked the fall for this publication
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of really counts each police
station in view of transparency we
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actually got. That. They
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don't come from what. They're
not calling. The luck.
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Of the. What. Do you think the
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government is going to do what the u.s.
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Embassy is asking for and what if the
government doesn't we got the government set
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the president for not simply one
day election by 72 percent.
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Of people. Want.
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Can't vote. And if the
government knows what.
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To. Buy.
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It's very simply it's. Too late that what.
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Then not publish. And everybody.
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Brigette will is the spokesperson for
totally supposition coalition candidate
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a bio may call Joe she was speaking with
us from the capital loamy in Malawi the
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leader of the opposition united
transformation movement u.t.m.
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Party. Says he is willing to enter into
an alliance with anyone as long as he and
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that person a common colas there comes
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a day after President Peter Reka and his
ruling progressive Democratic Party the
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d.p.p. Enter into an alliance with the
United Democratic Front to you d f u
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d f party for the May 19th constitutional
court ordered presidential election they
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have been room months that the u.t.m.
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And the Malawi Congress party of last row
Chappaqua have. Holding talks fall if
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possible alliance u.t.m.
Spokesperson. Says the u.t.m.
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Has form it just flows to engage the mob
with Congress party. Made it very clear
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that we need to listen to the ears all
the people I think the people out there
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white and 3 go see their face
but I think before we make
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a decision we need to have if I understand
why didn't I live civil at an absolutely
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we need to understand
so that's why we have
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a team like the task force. That
will engage. In the Congress
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party to begin talking so how soon how
much time do you have before the people of
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Malawi know that yes there's going to
be this allow us the right time course
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ignoring Betty I mean it's made I think
leave that for the Poles and they really
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know we have 60 days before that for cutting
which means company is going to start
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on the 20th on the basis of much so we
have like 2 weeks from now so before and
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during the day to go up to those so all
these things that were coming about how to
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finalize before I made the tape back to
about I saw an article where President
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I think he made
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a comment to say he is going to we
now more than 50 plus one. Yeah
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isn't that
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a reason people are but I think it's out
of desperation I mean why didn't you read
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if it's to perhaps one of the fall elections
where it is future because I think if
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you knew that everything to go so I'll
cover it is to preserve the style ordinary
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person that you have. 2 100000
local if you've got. To believe in
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40 percent are you talking to people and
the power to die has been lying Yes he's
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cute. At
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a period of about 200000.
200004 their Warney.
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No way they can get to 60 plus one is one
thing that I think has led to downfall of
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coalition building Africa has been the
ability of one party to give way to the
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other things out there and whenever
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a coalition beats mission tell us something
one of the parties want to insist to be
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president is this case the you think
your leader Mr and Mr Quinn raw can they
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reach
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a compromise in terms of what can be on top
of the ticket for that we all know that
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you need one of
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a issues that you know really get it I says
to not working the way that I was being
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but I think as you see in what we say
before we even start sharing causations
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because it's not that said inquisitions
and you're going to miss the whole point
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what we're saying they just sort of was
right and find out from that what is it
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that people want us to do if we did it
so those issues really bring issues over
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who's going to be about what I'm going to
be don't want to look I don't think that
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could be issued. Just have to Dante my lawn
guy is the spokes person for the United
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transformation movement parted led by Vice
Presidents all those who are speaking
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with us from the capital long way you're
listening to daybreak Africa on the Voice
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of America James but in Washington today
is Thursday February 27th daybreak Africa
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Time 14 and
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a half minutes past the hour Sudan's
decision this month that former officials
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including ousted president Omar al Bashir
would face trial in the International
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Criminal Court has been
welcomed by people in
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a war torn Darfur region the charges against
Bashir and 3 others include genocide
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and walk crimes committed for after Civil
War broke out there in 2003 by Sudanese
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officials have also indicated that they
trial might not take place in the Hague not
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imo he did
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a report from South Sudan. Mohamedi so us
12 years old when leashes attacked his
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village and his friend at 14 years ago
killing his father and cousins and forcing
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the rest of the family to flee for their
lives he has been living for the past
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decade in Wister incidents come macam the
largest and therefore for internally
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displaced people with any stimulated held
me and residents like most victims of the
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warning that for each of blames former
president Omar al Bashir is government for
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the conflict which the u.n.
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Says has left 130-0000 people dead
and 2500000 displaced since 2003 the
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war that broke out in that for between the
Sudanese government and 3 rebel groups
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quickly turned ethnic as mainly out of
militias targeted black Africans but pieces
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slowly returning to the fore as rebels on
the government having gig in talks during
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peace talks with the 4 rebels on February
11th the Sudanese delegations agreed that
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all those wanted by the i.c.c.
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Should be handed over to stand trial for
genocide and war crimes charges in the 4
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for the displaced like Isa seeing
Bashir on trial of the i.c.c.
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Would bring some comfort to families
like his. Days handing Bashir
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to the International Criminal Court justice
and also build confidence between the
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warring groups and peace talks the victims
of genocide and historical repression
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not to mention the refugees and displaced
people say isa could feel just as if
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Bashir goes on trial the i.c.c.
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Toward Bashir with Quine's in the fore in
2009 but to Don refused to recognize the
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courts or thought Sudanese officials have
indicated while the trial might be in
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front of the i.c.c.
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It might not take place in the Hague
information minister Feisal Sali told the
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Reuters News Agency handing over which was
one option Another option would be the
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i.c.c. Coming to Sudan
he said or the 2 forming
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a hybrid court one of
the Hughes lawyers in
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a lab the Mohammad argues Sudan's court
should have jurisdiction and are qualified
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to handle any case related to the.
For the would have us workers.
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Would go if there was any accusations
against the former president he say's the
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trial should be in Sudan and there
is an independent judicial system
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a link to crimes in there for conflict
including genocide and war Quine's included
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in Sudanese low Ses Mohammed minding Sudan
to the International Criminal Court is
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not a legal issue but
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a political one he ses and they were legally
resisted but she has supporters have
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protested handing him to the i.c.c.
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Saying it would be against who does
sovereignty and the dignity of the army which
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to be hugh commanded for 3 decades
military officers dissidents transitional
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government serving in the for conflict
and they stand accused of rights abuses
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General Mohammad than the glue
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a former brigade commander in the didn't
do it militia that is accused of mass
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killings and raping that for the deputy
chairman of Sudan's ruling sovereign consul
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the Sudanese professional association s.p.
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a Which led the protest against Bashir
stroll argues students Loz on course are not
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fit to prosecute the former president or
others for war crimes but she who was
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ousted by the military rule after months
of protest has already face trial in Sudan
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and in December was sentenced to just 2
years in prison for corruption for their
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force displaced victims
like isa the i.c.c.
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May be their only hope for justice now about
me being for viewing news for Sudan 42
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teachers from North have being killed by
the militia group al-Shabaab in the past 5
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years according to the teachers Service
Commission as Mario jumble reports from
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Nairobi the commission says not local
teachers in the region are not safe and as
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such have withdrawn their services. Local
teachers working in northeastern parts of
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the country have been camping outside
this commission in Nairobi for
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a while until they appear
not to walk in there
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a journalist hide and yesterday on his day
but it is Service Commission maintained
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that it will not post to not if the security
situation is not fixed speaking before
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the parliamentary Education Committee
Commission's chief executive officer Nancy my
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Sharia told the legislatures that the
right to life supersedes the right to
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education and called on the government
to improve security in the region in the
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last 5 years we have to put it to the church
because I have already I think they're
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going to make us happy that while we will
be great teachers came in and said he
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didn't want to improve in fact is we've
been given to people we have good teachers
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still in the old region the
commission had already with
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a drone some teachers from the region and
urging leaders to encourage more of the
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low cost to train as teachers so they don't
need to demand for. Education cabinet
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secretary said that while the matter
of transfer is affecting locals it's
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a fact that innocent Kenyans have died and
they're not on parts of their country
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and the targeting of man
can't be downplayed.
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It is. The news. If.
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Every. Security. Changes.
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On the other hand inspector general of
police he let in with him I said that the
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government will deploy more police officers
in Northeast and in the next 2 months
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this by the fact that they have also lost
and I. Number of police officers in the
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area during the intervention we have to
work with them their leaders have to talk
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to the our people and the people who are
going to say duty for us to be able to
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root out this thing by that exist and the
local element who are assisting my show
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to try to get those people can see that
I'm not from that place you know that is
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thinking especially in the counties
all for you. And Garrison have been
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a hotbed of terror claiming hundreds of
life ranging from. All sense of humor to
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offices and however much the commission
is insisting on with the drawing teachers
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from the area employment and labor
relations called Judge Hill in
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a similar stop they moved
temporarily following
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a successful at placation by Jose rare
00 play games the massive transfer is
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discriminatory because it affects some
areas in the region that have not
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experienced terror related issue is able
to enforce fear is daybreak Africa I am
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Moreno jumble in Arabic Kenya. Has for the
1st time allowed the informal visit of
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a un envoy on extrajudicial
summary auditory as
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a cue sions. If fresh human rights
expert met with relatives of police
00:22:07
killings in Nairobi Sloan's where hundreds
of cases have left relatives and friends
00:22:12
of victims feeling powerless.
Reports from Nairobi 60 year old.
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Lost 2 of her it's children in 2018 just
months apart when police in broad daylight
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shot them dead she admits has got into some
trouble but she's saying it was nothing
00:22:31
that warranted the use of
lethal force. But the bad.
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Idea wife she says robot had never been
arrested and taken to jail no one ever
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called to tell me he had been arrested or
taken someone's car all I know is that my
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son had. If you're on team he would beat
you up he did my 2nd son there was nothing
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major he had done maybe getting into
little fights here and there they did that
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just 2 of hundreds of cases the police
killings that Ken read groups have
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documented this month of Ken and rights
groups reported for use last the island
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killed a $107.00 people most of them
young poor men in slums shot to bid at
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a suspicious by constant. Training
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a mouse sits on the board of Amnesty
International Kenya one we stop recognize.
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These these don't these oxygen additional
killings when we say that nothing is
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changing and devil we will not documented
we acquiesce. To these killings
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Prescott accuse Kenya as independent
policing oversight authority of not doing
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enough to stop the killings I posses
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a 100 in 42 cases from last Dia under
investigation but admits only 6 police
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officers have been sent to the public
prosecutor who says few witnesses are willing
00:23:55
to come forward noting hygene is king is
the editor of Public Prosecutions we have
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community outreach and yet reaching out to
00:24:03
a lot of these communities of being
affected by this problem and trying to
00:24:06
sensitize them trying to Oscar to ask them
to be more bold in terms of giving us
00:24:12
the evidence that we are trying to.
Make them. Understand their rights.
00:24:20
To access justice and how they can be
about Kenya this month for the fast time
00:24:25
allowed the informal visit of the UN's
envoy on I said you did show somebody or
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arbitrary executions Agnes Cullum odd she
met her look to the police victims in
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their o.b.
00:24:35
In Mombasa and she called in Kenyan
authorities to do more when I'm down he's
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killing me no investigation. There me no
more see here and there you know to his
00:24:48
feet that's. 2nd killing and not
killing you thinking about the side.
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The side let me the victims hope the u.n.
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Envoy visit will help advance the wheels
of justice made away activists say they'll
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keep documented and publishing police
killings until they no longer have to do so
00:25:10
right on board for v.o.a.
00:25:12
News. Economics graduate blessing she
Rima says the situation will highlight
00:25:18
China which is the epicenter of the coronavirus
is getting desperate with prices of
00:25:24
basic commodities kind of rocketing
and most students become
00:25:27
a destitute as their bank accounts are
running dry to remind graduate in January
00:25:33
and was due to return to Zimbabwe
before she was caught up in
00:25:37
a coronavirus logged on to remind says she
and other Zimbabwe is in China I peel
00:25:43
into the Harare government for financial
assistance to buy food and other basic
00:25:49
necessities. This situation I
can say is really tough in
00:25:55
one not only as students but for also our
feelings about when we have been waking
00:26:01
in one there's been waiting for them so
that they can kid us on the off food stuff
00:26:07
and some other things but you find out
now it's difficult for them they're not
00:26:12
waking they're not doing anything and it's
really difficult for them to make ends
00:26:17
meet it's really difficult for them to get
money to buy some food stuff and also
00:26:22
for these now expenses take us through
your day to day activities What do you do
00:26:28
daily since the cauldron
of a that's was announced
00:26:31
a pandemic and also are you now allowed to
move freely and not even allowed to move
00:26:37
always indoors each and every day I woke
up at 8 and then in don't I don't go
00:26:44
anywhere the only thing I can do is to
be in here and you know because of this
00:26:50
situation you end up panicking you know
and is the only thing you can do is to
00:26:57
just say he knows nothing else at the moment
how are the other 4 in that from other
00:27:02
African countries that are holding up how
many Zimbabweans would use the idea for
00:27:07
the remote when I can say maybe roughly
352 foreign great contending some other
00:27:14
people from some other countries I can say
the situation is just the same for us
00:27:19
all but for some other countries you can
see that they're receiving help from their
00:27:25
government and from maybe their fellow
countrymen I can think so if they have
00:27:32
such kind of help I can say we did paying
good for them because it's really helpful
00:27:37
but when you come to
00:27:39
a situation like this in Dublin you can
see that things are very talented because
00:27:44
right now I'm just so very big receiving
money from all of them and it's one would
00:27:51
be for it for. Good because before things
we're really cheap like food but now you
00:27:57
find food stuff very very expensive
so like it's really good if we can
00:28:04
really help help made from the government
or from some other fellow's mumblings.
00:28:10
That was
00:28:10
a blessing to remind isn't bubbly embezzling
will hunt China speaking with reporter
00:28:15
mom the last not only of you is
00:28:17
a Bubblicious reply before we leave you
summary of Africa news Togo's opposition
00:28:22
coalition led by as candidate a
bio me said it welcomes a u.s.
00:28:27
Embassy statement calling on the told
police Electoral Commission to make public
00:28:31
results of all polling stations
particularly those being contested by the
00:28:35
opposition so as to ensure transparency
and that is it for this Thursday February
00:28:41
27th edition of daybreak Africa will be
off of the daybreak Africa crew producer
00:28:45
Nicole Beck full report has put the clock
to Rakeysh track but he wasn't there
00:28:50
wishing you
00:28:51
a very good day. Joining us Larry London.
00:28:59
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Today is Thursday Feb 27th and this is
via ways international edition I'm Steve
00:30:10
Miller in Washington coming up the w.h.o.
00:30:13
Said that while there was ample reason to
be concerned about the coronavirus don't
00:30:17
rush to call it
00:30:19
a pandemic every day sensible measures
that we tell people to do every year with
00:30:23
the flu are important here covering
your coffee. Stain when you're sick
00:30:31
and washing your hands bus after 19 years
of conflict in Afghanistan war there may
00:30:37
be finally coming to an end
and replacing an organ with
00:30:41
a printed one those stories and
more are all next. World Health
00:30:47
Organization Director General
Dr Tadros added Gregory
00:30:51
a Says said on Wednesday China
reported 78190 cases to the w.h.o.
00:30:58
Including 2718 deaths only 2 new cases
were reported in China outside of
00:31:04
a province globally the number of confirmed
corona virus cases stands at 81109
00:31:11
with 43 deaths affecting
00:31:13
a total of 37 countries but Dr Tadros
issued this caution that increasing cases
00:31:19
outside China has prompted some
media and politicians to push for
00:31:23
a pandemic to be declared he said they
would not be too eager to declare
00:31:29
a pandemic without careful and clear minded
analysis of the facts that has already
00:31:34
declared
00:31:35
a public health emergency of international
concern that's the highest level of
00:31:40
alarm they're there to Taylor said using
the word pandemic carelessly has no
00:31:44
tangible benefits but it does have
significant risk in terms of amplifying
00:31:49
unnecessarily and unjustified fear and
stigma and paralyzing systems that every way
00:31:55
show will not hesitate to use the word.
If it is accurate in description of the
00:32:00
situation Gilly and Sciences incorporated
on Wednesday said it had started to late
00:32:05
stage studies to test its drug and patents
with in patients with the corona virus
00:32:11
beginning in March the studies will test
the drug approximately among 1000 patients
00:32:16
at medical centers primarily across Asian
countries as well as in other countries
00:32:21
with
00:32:21
a high number of diagnosed cases Dr Anthony
found the director of the National Institute
00:32:27
of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases in the u.s.
00:32:29
Explained that even with trials
occurring now it could be
00:32:32
a year or more before they're ready
for consumers from a sequence of
00:32:38
a virus to
00:32:39
a trial it still would not be any
applicable to the epidemic unless we really
00:32:46
wait about a year to a year and
00:32:48
a half now that means 2 things one the
answer to containing is public health
00:32:55
measures we can't be law in a vaccine
over the next several months to
00:32:59
a year however if this virus which we
have every reason to believe it is quite
00:33:05
conceivable that it will
happen will go beyond just
00:33:09
a season and come back and recycle next
year if that's the case we hope to have
00:33:14
a vaccine u.s.
00:33:15
President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday
evening naming vice president Mike Pence as
00:33:20
the point person in his administration
for the covert 1000 outbreak He also
00:33:24
reiterated that far more people die
annually of the flu than have the of the
00:33:29
coronavirus thus far the Center for Disease
Control interventions and shook it said
00:33:34
the best way to guard against the covert
19 is the same way one does against the
00:33:39
flu covering your cough. Staying home
when you're sick and washing your
00:33:45
hands. Tried and True not very
exciting measures but really important
00:33:52
ways that you can prevent the spread of
respiratory viruses. In South Korea the
00:33:59
United States and the Republic of Korea
the South's official name announced
00:34:03
Thursday they would postpone upcoming joint
military exercises until further notice
00:34:08
do the Cove in $1000.00 outbreak
00:34:10
a statement announcing the decision said
it was not made lightly and that their
00:34:14
alliance remains iron clad as
00:34:16
a novel coronavirus continues to spread
beyond China health officials in Europe are
00:34:21
ramping up efforts to contain the virus
in care for patients the European Union
00:34:25
Health Minister Stella care
00:34:27
a key to this and the World Health
Organization officials met Wednesday with
00:34:30
a talent officials in Rome to discuss the
outbreak in Italy the worst so far in
00:34:34
Europe earlier my colleague Kate pound
Dawson spoke with reporter Nicholas Pineau
00:34:40
who's been following the outbreak from
Paris the latest news from France when the
00:34:45
2nd person died last night and the
funny thing about the patient who
00:34:52
died is that he's
00:34:53
a patient you think he was 60 of the
oil and he did not go to any zone that
00:35:00
consumed by dividing. Cyanide met by.
The French authorities trying to
00:35:08
see where he got
contaminated and to hold not
00:35:11
a patient here pretty critical of the
right now and again he did not travel.
00:35:19
But now I'm going to fight
00:35:22
a virus Also today new Rob
Green we've mentioned he's. Ok
00:35:29
And also we have now 12.
Which is right now the most
00:35:36
concerning for you right now
00:35:38
a European health ministers and other
government officials have been meeting in
00:35:44
talking in the past few days about the
virus What are they talking about what are
00:35:50
they saying you're right they met good week
you know lead to try to level up right
00:35:57
thing by the.
00:36:17
She had.
00:36:52
To have. Come From.
00:37:11
The concern with the public that they
don't feel that they're getting enough
00:37:15
information from the
health experts. Exactly.
00:37:23
Right you don't have any trouble.
00:37:31
When they come back.
00:37:49
Come back that was journalist
Nicholas Perry speaking with.
00:37:57
Night. In years of
00:37:58
a grueling conflict that has claimed the
lives of more than 100000 people the war
00:38:03
in Afghanistan may be finally coming
to an end so far all sides seem to be
00:38:08
respecting an agreement to reduce violence
00:38:11
a partial truce that came into
effect last Saturday but as v.o.a.
00:38:15
Asia Tanzim reports said initial political
crisis has threatened to derail the
00:38:20
process the Superpole check post on the
Kabul Kandahar highway used to constantly
00:38:26
be under attack by the Taliban since the
start of the partial truth the soldiers
00:38:32
guarding the post are breathing
00:38:34
a sigh of relief. To face relentless attacks
every day Every night we faced immense
00:38:41
difficulties now things are much better
the same is true for shopkeepers in the
00:38:46
Rani bazaar and one of that province they've
even increased their business I used
00:38:52
to close my shop at 5 now the 3rd ceasefire
I closed my shop at 6 pm to go and have
00:38:58
not heard any gunfire last Friday after
19 years of war the United States and the
00:39:04
poem on agreed to
00:39:05
a week long partial truth at the end
of it if all goes well they will sign
00:39:12
a deal on the 29th of February and cut
there's capital Doha the deal outlines
00:39:18
a road map for the bedroll of u.s.
00:39:21
Troops from Afghanistan one of President
Donald Trump's campaign promises it
00:39:28
also requires the Taliban to negotiate with
other Us cons including the government
00:39:33
on the future direction of their
country. In Washington u.s.
00:39:38
Secretary of state Mike pump ills said
Tuesday the goal is to reach an OS conscious
00:39:44
solution and our mission set is very clear
we want to assist and provide structure
00:39:49
so that the Afghans can get an outcome that
is led by Afghan driven by Afghanis and
00:39:55
has a long term solution that
all the. People have a game
00:39:58
a stand can live with but the upcoming
government is in turmoil following
00:40:02
presidential elections in
which 2 candidates incumbent
00:40:06
a chef funny and rival to learn to love
have to play and make. The big tears
00:40:12
standoff comes at
00:40:13
a time when I ask on politicians should
be building consensus on how to negotiate
00:40:19
with the Taliban says analyst Michael Cuscuna
and yet at that very moment when you
00:40:24
most need that common united front these
longstanding divides within the Afghan
00:40:29
political class have been exacerbated
because of this political crisis coming out
00:40:33
of the election getting. Back to come
together in one room to the team to negotiate
00:40:39
with the problem was already difficult
observers say this crisis has just added to
00:40:46
it I should then seem n.w.
Islam by running the u.s.
00:40:52
Secretary of state Mike Pompei of this
week urged Iraqi prime minister designate
00:40:57
Mohamed Alawi to protect u.s.
00:40:59
Troops and stressed Iraq's obligation to
protect American and coalition diplomats
00:41:05
forces and facilities but they'll also press
Iraq's new government to end violence
00:41:10
against the thousands of protesters who
have gathered in Baghdad and addressed
00:41:14
their grievances Iraqi
lawmakers have scheduled for
00:41:18
a vote of confidence in the Alawi
government scheduled for Thursday in
00:41:23
a few ways we spoke with Dani former Iraqi
military attache in Washington about
00:41:30
the vote of no confidence and the
pressure the government faces between
00:41:33
anti-government protesters who want foreign
troops out and its ally the United
00:41:38
States but actually what did the problem
this request to the mind of the ignited
00:41:44
a prime minister or government
responsibilities and duties toward the u.s.
00:41:51
Call the show horses as well as the
primitive but shows in Iraq that if partner
00:41:56
government. It's obligations as they
have many times declared that there are
00:42:02
obliged to protect the u.s.
00:42:04
And coalition forces to cities as
00:42:06
a result of that relation has been critically
intense due to as collation between
00:42:12
the u.s.
00:42:13
And Iranian militias supported by Iran that
ended in exchanging the shelling and to
00:42:18
try to expand ultimately the Iraqi parliament
addition to the man from the prime
00:42:23
minister to remove the Us forces are from
Iraq and the Us administration would like
00:42:29
to turn
00:42:29
a new page with the new government in order
to restore the copper ration and the
00:42:34
relation to normal both governments value
the importance of keeping diplomatic
00:42:39
military and economic ties but
also essential for the u.s.
00:42:43
And Iraq government to maintain the
relations at the highest level as there are
00:42:47
many common interests to be achieved in
the new terms and the future I think both
00:42:52
countries also are partners
in fighting ISIS the u.s.
00:42:56
Is obligated to build and protect
democracy in Iraq and the u.s.
00:43:00
Is
00:43:00
a crucial player and building the capacity
of your Rocky institution so I think this
00:43:05
is one of the kinds of shows that set forth
the beginning to Prime Minister from
00:43:11
the u.s.
00:43:11
Administration so he would gain some kind
of support when he will be getting the
00:43:17
vote to assume the responsibility so is
Iraq capable of honoring this obligation
00:43:24
when angry pro Iran protesters that have
been in the streets calling for u.s.
00:43:28
Troops withdrawal I think the
crowd who is calling for the u.s.
00:43:33
Forces with
00:43:33
a droll industry has been mop alive by
the Shiite political parties due to the
00:43:39
recent ask elation between the u.s.
00:43:42
And Iran I think the Iraqi government is
not entirely in control of all the army
00:43:47
groups that belong to the Shia parties
therefore some political parties are more
00:43:52
powerful than the government but I trust
that the new government and the most 6
00:43:56
players would. Once the political channels
to understand the importance of the u.s.
00:44:02
Presence in Iraq to defeat ISIS and build
the security forces capabilities it all
00:44:08
depends on the new government that will
let you to move things forward and
00:44:12
compromise the tension around the u.s.
00:44:14
Forces
00:44:14
a presence in Iraq promptly also emphasized
there Jensine with which Iraq's new
00:44:19
government must put an end to the killing
of protesters and their grievances What
00:44:26
do you make of that the prime minister in
his speech to trust on bringing all fall
00:44:32
in killing the protesters to give
justice to independent and transparent
00:44:36
investigation so I think Secretary pump
you should try to think on the new
00:44:41
government to hold the protest killers
accountable and bring them to justice also
00:44:46
to address the grievances of the
demonstration I see this is a statement as
00:44:51
a candidate and also to designate prime
minister to accomplish so he may win the
00:44:57
u.s. Support so he can work with the u.s.
00:45:00
Administration to normalize the situation
in Iraq Iraqi lawmakers decided to
00:45:07
schedule
00:45:07
a vote of confidence for the government
of our Larry Thursday with the parliament
00:45:11
vote in favor apparently the designated
the prime minister is trying to pointing
00:45:17
nonpartisans and technocrat cap and t.
00:45:20
Is facing some
00:45:20
a politician from political parties but
people demanded information in the
00:45:25
political system by removing the not secured
Syrian quota so any political party
00:45:32
with
00:45:32
a pause this move puts the park in the kind
of front patient that people 2nd there
00:45:39
are can not tolerate more delays ultimately
the prime minister has to compromise
00:45:44
with the political party before the confidence
vote which I think will be in favor
00:45:50
of passing the cap and
that was a smile hold down
00:45:53
a former Iraqi military
attache speaking to v.o.a.
00:45:56
Senior analyst. And later on the program
00:46:01
a senior South Sudanese official has
rejected criticism that his country is
00:46:06
a serious violator of human rights and
00:46:09
a speech to the un Human Rights Council the
official said facts prove the opposite
00:46:14
to be true you're listening to v.o.a.
00:46:17
News. This is. A number of
00:46:23
studies have previously linked the
consumption of sugary drinks with increased
00:46:27
risks of death from a wide range of causes
00:46:30
a new study published in The Journal of
the American Heart Association provides
00:46:34
evidence that drinking around $355.00
millimeters of sugary drinks more than once
00:46:39
a day is connected to
00:46:40
a couple of factors that can contribute
to cardiovascular disease the study finds
00:46:45
that among middle aged to over adults
drinking sugar sweetened beverages can lower
00:46:49
levels of h.
00:46:50
The good cholesterol which helps remove bad
cholesterol from the bloodstream while
00:46:55
increasing levels of triglycerides another
type of fat found in the blood the study
00:47:00
also shows that drinking calorie sweetened
beverages were up to 355 millimeters of
00:47:06
100 percent fruit juice every day was
of associated with increased risks were
00:47:10
adverse effects of elevated fats and
cholesterol in the bloodstream I'm below ways
00:47:16
Rick Bandolero.
00:47:23
Relays international edition continues
I'm Steve Miller at least 20 people have
00:47:28
been killed in the Indian capital during
violent clashes between Hindu and Muslims
00:47:33
groups over a new citizenship
law that's according to
00:47:37
a hospital official speaking to Reuters
news even as an eerie calm has ascended in
00:47:42
the riot torn areas on Wednesday
borders Soria ighly has that story.
00:47:49
Today about riots Sparks by its controversial
new citizenship law in the West and
00:47:53
many violent protests since the was 1st
proposed and brought to the overshadowed
00:47:58
u.s.
00:47:58
President Donald Trump's visit. To New Delhi
Police used tear gas and snow grenades
00:48:04
to dispense stone throwing crowds. Hospital
officials told Reuters they had treated
00:48:10
as
00:48:10
a 200 people since the fighting 1st intensified
on Monday many suffering severe injuries
00:48:16
. Prime Minister near indemnity broke
his silence on the mass on Wednesday
00:48:21
appealing for peace between Hindus and
Muslims. Below and now it's by medieval
00:48:27
nationalist government makes it easier
for the non Muslims from neighboring
00:48:31
countries to gain Indian citizenship.
It is really going to be
00:48:35
a long standing tensions between the
countries Hindu and minority misled. By
00:48:42
a good side of the Us president Donald
Trump's 1st official visit to India when he
00:48:47
pulled out all the stops
in the hopes of securing
00:48:49
a trade deal. From left India on Tuesday
with the sale of $3000000000.00 worth of
00:48:55
military equipment and promise to conclude
trade talks promptly anti is further. As
00:49:01
we said that was Reuters reporter. Kenya
has for the 1st time allowed the informal
00:49:08
visit of
00:49:09
a un envoy on extrajudicial summary or
arbitrary executions and his column on that
00:49:14
French human rights expert met with the
relatives. Police killings and the Roby
00:49:19
slums where hundreds of cases have left
relatives and friends of victims feeling
00:49:23
powerless realm bore reports
from Nairobi 60 year old if
00:49:29
a quintal close to Ohio its children in
2018 just months apart when police in broad
00:49:35
daylight shot them dead she admits has Times
got into some trouble but she says it
00:49:41
was nothing that would walk down to the
use of lethal force Apple as well but
00:49:46
sequel and it was my marketing idea life
she says robot had never been arrested of
00:49:52
taken to jail no one ever called to tell
me he had been arrested or taken someone's
00:49:57
car all I know is that my son had
00:49:59
a temper if you don't him he would beat you
up he did my 2nd son there was nothing
00:50:05
major he had done maybe getting into little
fights here and there they did so just
00:50:10
2 of hundreds of cases of police killings
that Ken rights groups have documented
00:50:15
this month
00:50:16
a quiet little canyon rights groups
reported police left the island killed
00:50:20
a $107.00 people most of them young poor
men in slums shot to bits at a suspicious
00:50:26
a constant. Running
00:50:28
a mouse it's on the board of Amnesty
International Kenya when we stop recognize.
00:50:35
These these gangs these oxygen additional
killings when we say that nothing is
00:50:40
changing and devil we will not documented
we acquiesce. To these killings
00:50:47
Prescot accuse Kenya's independent policing
oversight authority of not doing enough
00:50:52
to stop the killings I posses 100 in 42
cases from last Dia are under investigation
00:50:58
but admits only 6 police officers have been
sent to the public prosecutor who says
00:51:04
few witnesses are willing to come forward
noting hygene is king is Director of
00:51:09
Public Prosecutions we have community
outreach and yet reaching out to
00:51:13
a lot of these communities will be affected
by these problems trying to censor.
00:51:24
We are trying to. Make them.
Understand their rights.
00:51:35
This month for the 1st time allowed
the informal visit of the u.s.
00:51:39
Envoy and it's a good issue somebody or
00:51:41
a bit of the executions Agnes Cullum I'd
she met to look to the police victims in
00:51:46
their o.b.
00:51:46
In Mumbai and she called in Kenya
to do more why not go. And
00:52:01
not.
00:52:08
Letting the victims hope the u.n.
00:52:10
Envoy visit will help the
wheels of justice made
00:52:13
a way activists say they'll keep documented
and publishing police killings until
00:52:19
they no longer have to do it right
on board video a news medal been
00:52:24
a senior South Sudanese official has
rejected criticism that his country is
00:52:28
a serious violator of human
rights reports that in
00:52:32
a speech the un Human Rights Council the
official said facts prove the opposite to
00:52:37
be true director general for multilateral
affairs of South Sudan Samuel La De
00:52:43
Lorenzo praises the decisions and compromises
made by his government he says this
00:52:49
is enabled the formation of
00:52:51
a national unity government in the interest
of sustainable peace and stability he
00:52:57
says his government isn't forcing the
agreement by negotiating peace with the South
00:53:02
Sudan opposition alliance at the same time
he says peace talks taking place with
00:53:08
Sudan in the capital Juba are making progress
he says efforts to improve the human
00:53:14
rights situation in this country are moving
ahead and the. This he says belies the
00:53:19
u.n.
00:53:19
Council's depiction of South Sudan as the
worst country on Earth in terms of human
00:53:25
rights violations he says this is contrary
to the realities on the ground my
00:53:31
government would like to report it. So Don
has given rule to it for additional and
00:53:38
norms. To respect. You know life.
00:53:46
Really. Touching dignity is severely
00:53:53
punished
00:53:54
a report published last week by the un
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
00:53:59
describes in detail what it calls the
widespread and pervasive sexual and gender
00:54:04
based violence in the country the report
accuses both the government and opposition
00:54:09
of deliberately starving the
population as a tactic of war the u.n.
00:54:14
Commission is scathing in its criticism of
the government which is says is riddled
00:54:19
with corruption the South Sudanese government
did not respond to the report at the
00:54:24
time of its release and during his address
to the council. Also did not acknowledge
00:54:31
the report and its findings Instead
he continued to stress the positive
00:54:36
developments in improvements in the human
rights situation in this country he
00:54:41
called on the council to remove South
Sudan from Item 4 which looks into human
00:54:47
rights abuses in specific countries
reserved for those deemed to be the worst
00:54:52
violators countries that will come up for
review under that item during this month
00:54:57
long session include North Korea me and
Marcel Sadat Iran Burundi Syria and
00:55:04
Venezuela Lisa shrine for v.o.a.
00:55:06
News Geneva imagine how life could
change for so many people who needed the
00:55:12
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00:55:15
a new one that works as exactly one of
the projects scientists at Wake Forest
00:55:20
Institute for Regenerative
Medicine are working on 3 d.
00:55:24
Bio printed human organs has
00:55:26
a back let's has the story from Winston
Salem North Carolina in this report
00:55:32
narrated by Anna Rice
we're printing and so
00:55:36
a patient had lost his left ear. And of
his right ear and near. It is so that we
00:55:42
can $35.00 prints of a new year attaching
them is still theoretical but these 3 d.
00:55:48
Printers can print
00:55:49
a workable human organs like this year
scientists here at the Wake Forest Institute
00:55:54
for generative medicine in North Carolina
are working towards the day when they can
00:55:59
print all kinds of replacement
organs it takes about 3 and
00:56:02
a half hours to create an ear
and it will be attached using
00:56:06
a special solution made from the patient's
cells when they get it to work it could
00:56:11
revolutionize the signs of Borgen
transplants we basically categorize the
00:56:18
complexity of the organs from flat to solid.
With flat structure such as skin being
00:56:24
the least complex similar structures like
blood vessels being the 2nd level of
00:56:29
complexity how
00:56:30
a non-trivial or organise like the bladder
or the stomach being the 3rd level and
00:56:34
solid organs being by far the most complex
certainly. The donor shortage is very
00:56:41
serious you know there are so many patients
on the wait list right now and Regev
00:56:45
medicine is really
00:56:46
a strategy that hopefully will help us to
the present number of patients who are on
00:56:52
the transplant list the process
begins when finds is to take
00:56:55
a small piece of tissue from the patient
the next step is to create the desired
00:57:00
cheap or frame for the
tissue this is with 3 d.
00:57:03
Printers come into play and alongside them
00:57:06
a procedure known as electrodes thinning
00:57:09
a fiber production method which uses
electric force to create artificial blood
00:57:14
vessels these are elect for
spinners and the way that works is
00:57:21
we have a solution of a bio material
00:57:27
a certain type of all of our. In
00:57:30
a syringe that's being very slowly
pushed out with a syringe pump we have
00:57:36
a rod here that goes through.
This apparatus over here. And it
00:57:42
rotates and moves back and forth and
the idea is that the solution is
00:57:49
deposited on to the rod and it can form
00:57:52
a to next find says to test the
artificial blood vessel by imitating
00:57:57
a post we put it inside
00:57:59
a bioreactor So what we've done was we've
taken the blood vessel right here we've
00:58:04
hooked it up to the bowel
reactor which is attached to
00:58:08
a pump and it's basically Paulson flow
back and forth through the blood vessel to
00:58:15
emulate the beating of the heart. And so
you can see if you look closely the blood
00:58:20
vessel is opening and
closing things to 3 d.
00:58:23
Bio printing find this can create more
complex human organs as well they're used in
00:58:29
the so-called organ on a chip or take
knowledge in this 5 centimeter panel is
00:58:35
a tiny model of
00:58:36
a human body each chamber contains
tissues from various organs such models
00:58:42
a mostly used for testing new drugs for
unknown side effects and even how the
00:58:47
effect of each patient individually in
00:58:50
a near future I'll say what is going to
happen is you're going to come to the
00:58:53
hospital they're going to take
00:58:55
a small sum perform your scan and as that
as the doctor is making your diagnosis on
00:59:00
your on your prognosis and everything I
love group is going to be building 20 to 40
00:59:07
bushes of view of chips find it's consing
how long clinical trials are going to
00:59:13
take exactly but they hope that in some 30
to 40 years their inventions will be in
00:59:18
regular thought of people's everyday life
for in Winston Salem North Carolina and
00:59:25
in rice news and that's going to do it
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This is video
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a News I'm Julie Burchill South Korea and
China reporting hundreds more coronavirus
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cases Thursday as the illness persists in
the worst hit areas and spreads beyond
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borders u.s.
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President Donald Trump says his administration
is ready to handle whatever level of
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outbreak occurs in the United States as
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a peace agreement Ghani reports the president
is confident the country is ready for
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whatever comes standing at the White House
briefing room next to health authorities
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the president said there is no reason for
panic we're very very ready for this for
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anything whether the threat gets worse
or eases as he predicts it will but the
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c.d.c. Is and shook it warns
the nation must get ready for
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a potential outbreak and this is
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a good time to prepare not long after
the news conference ended the c.d.c.
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Confirmed a new virus
case in California in
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a person without any node
exposure to it through travel or
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a patient that could be assigned
the virus is spreading in the u.s.
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Community for the 1st time all the 60 other
cases that America had either traveled
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from abroad or been in close contact with
someone who had solder Magni Washington
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a gunman in Milwaukee Wisconsin killed 5
people before killing himself Wednesday at
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the most in course brewery
Police identified the shooter as
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a 51 year old male but have withheld his
name in the names of his victims until
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their families are notified Tom Barrett
is the mayor of Milwaukee I family 6
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families actually. Are grieving and will
be grieving because of this horrific act
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of this individual before Wednesday's
shooting there had been 3 mass killings
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nationwide in 2020 with
12 total victims it was
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a mixed day on Wall Street as jitters about
the coronavirus spread made investors
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nervous the Dow Jones Industrial
drop point 46 percent this is v.o.a.
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News. 65 years after 14 year
old Emmett Till was lynched in
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his Mississippi the Us House
of Representatives approved
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a bill designating lynching as
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a hate crime under federal law he said
Donohue report to chair of the Congressional
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Black Caucus Karen Bass says make no
mistake about it lynching is terrorism
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lynchings were advertised in newspapers as
recreational events that families would
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attend they would have picnics while they
watch brutal murders take place this bill
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was introduced by Illinois Democrat Bobby
Rush who says the country is still being
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confronted with the same violent racism
and hatred that took the life of Emmett
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Till and others knowing some form his
running showing me when you're near or in
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a racially motivated mass shooting and so
Rush says the bill will belatedly achieve
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justice for till and more than $4000.00
other lynching victims and Donahue
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Washington Democratic presidential contender
Joe Biden won the endorsement of an
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influential back black congressman from
South Carolina just 3 days before the
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state's primary
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a piece Julie Walker reports just before
Joe Biden got the endorsement of the
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highest ranking black member of Congress
Representative Jim Cliburn he told
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ministers he's not taking the black vote
for granted and says character is on the
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ballot sometimes I wake up and I think it's
1920 and I'm 22 and Bernie Sanders has
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been dominating in the primaries compared
to socialism remarks to Reverend Martin
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Luther King Jr This is what he said
and I quote. This country socialism
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for the rich. And rugged individualists for
the pay Elizabeth Warren Amy club which
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are people to judge and Tom Starr also
spoke about their commitment to racial
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justice I'm Julie Walker
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a bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul
Wednesday injured at least 9 civilians this
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is the 1st significant incident of violence
during the week longer deuced fighting
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period agreed to between u.s.
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Backed Afghan security forces and top. Ban
insurgents the Taliban swiftly denied
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its involvement saying the blast seems
to be the militias work of intelligent
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networks trying to create distrust the 7
day reduction in violence pact took effect
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last Saturday and it is to
culminate in the signing of
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a peace agreement between the United States
and the Taliban scheduled for Saturday
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well 5 time major tennis tournament winner
Maria Sharapova is retiring from the
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game at 32 once thought to be a rival for
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a multiple grand slam tournament winner
Serena Williams of the United States share
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up over beat Williams in only 2 of their
22 matches for more on any of today's top
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news please go to v.o.a. News dot com In
Washington I'm Jim Breuer tell v.o.a.
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News.
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Goodmorning Africa world come to daybreak
Africa for the Voice of America and Janis
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but in Washington today is Thursday February
27th and here are some of the stories
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we are covering the u.s.
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Embassy urges the elections commission
to make public results from all polling
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stations being given to
quite good news because.
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They were made. Public
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a President Bush. Will need an
interview of trying to reject
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is the spokesperson for totally opposition
coalition candidate. Opposition parties
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hold talks for
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a possible allies about militarism
killed 42 teachers in Northeast Inc
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a young in the past 5 years for the 1st
time allows an informal visit of a u.n.
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Envoy for judicial killings and residents
of Sudan's war torn Darfur while come
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from a president bad she
is the possible i.c.c.
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Try to. Just be
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a. Danger National Coming up or could they
see just things and also in confidence
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between the warring groups in peace talks
to victims of genocide and he's voted to
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. Best report
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a number he did in Khartoum and is in Baba
economics graduates says the situation
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a move China is getting desperate Villa's
stories and more coming up on Daybreak
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Africa.
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Togo's opposition coalition led by its
candidate. Says it welcomes a u.s.
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Embassy statement calling on the total is
Electoral Commission to make public the
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results of all polling stations
particularly those being contested by the
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opposition so as to
ensure transparency. In
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a statement Wednesday the embassy
congratulated Italy's people for
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a peaceful election the opposition says it
was the election although the electoral
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commission declared president for
Nessie by the window Brigette are demo
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spokesperson for opposition coalition Canada
Kojo says the Us embassy statement is
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good news because the opposition has been
demanding full results of all polling
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stations to be published facts they
congratulated giggly people vote they said
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everybody went to vote peacefully and
then they were cleaning up from them
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to ensure that believe all the facts
have already the problems and
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that's not going tested by our job our
country did they are asking the government
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to ensure that boon for the drugs and
for each could be in station to ensure
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transparency finally they regret the
fact that so many people feel sorry
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for the groups we chop
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a lot of the variation of the elections
have been denied to be applied to
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them because. They didn't
tell them that there is
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a group supported by the end and
then big government we've called but
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had to be good supported by and and the
faith we do not give you the right to
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observe and treatment very great
before vision from the gov
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What does that mean and. These statements
it's quite good new fathers because
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our Condi did agree with me had
asked the fall for this publication
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of really counts each police
station in view of transparency we
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actually got. That. They
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don't come from what. They're
not calling. The luck.
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Of the. What. Do you think the
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government is going to do what the u.s.
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Embassy is asking for and what if the
government doesn't we got the government set
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the president for not simply one
day election by 72 percent.
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Of people. Want.
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Can't vote. And if the
government knows what.
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To. Buy.
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It's very simply it's. Too late that what.
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Then not publish. And everybody.
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Brigette will is the spokesperson for
totally supposition coalition candidate
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a bio may call Joe she was speaking with
us from the capital loamy in Malawi the
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leader of the opposition united
transformation movement u.t.m.
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Party. Says he is willing to enter into
an alliance with anyone as long as he and
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that person a common colas there comes
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a day after President Peter Reka and his
ruling progressive Democratic Party the
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d.p.p. Enter into an alliance with the
United Democratic Front to you d f u
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d f party for the May 19th constitutional
court ordered presidential election they
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have been room months that the u.t.m.
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And the Malawi Congress party of last row
Chappaqua have. Holding talks fall if
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possible alliance u.t.m.
Spokesperson. Says the u.t.m.
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Has form it just flows to engage the mob
with Congress party. Made it very clear
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that we need to listen to the ears all
the people I think the people out there
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white and 3 go see their face
but I think before we make
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a decision we need to have if I understand
why didn't I live civil at an absolutely
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we need to understand
so that's why we have
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a team like the task force. That
will engage. In the Congress
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party to begin talking so how soon how
much time do you have before the people of
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Malawi know that yes there's going to
be this allow us the right time course
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ignoring Betty I mean it's made I think
leave that for the Poles and they really
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know we have 60 days before that for cutting
which means company is going to start
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on the 20th on the basis of much so we
have like 2 weeks from now so before and
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during the day to go up to those so all
these things that were coming about how to
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finalize before I made the tape back to
about I saw an article where President
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I think he made
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a comment to say he is going to we
now more than 50 plus one. Yeah
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isn't that
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a reason people are but I think it's out
of desperation I mean why didn't you read
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if it's to perhaps one of the fall elections
where it is future because I think if
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you knew that everything to go so I'll
cover it is to preserve the style ordinary
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person that you have. 2 100000
local if you've got. To believe in
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40 percent are you talking to people and
the power to die has been lying Yes he's
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cute. At
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a period of about 200000.
200004 their Warney.
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No way they can get to 60 plus one is one
thing that I think has led to downfall of
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coalition building Africa has been the
ability of one party to give way to the
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other things out there and whenever
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a coalition beats mission tell us something
one of the parties want to insist to be
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president is this case the you think
your leader Mr and Mr Quinn raw can they
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reach
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a compromise in terms of what can be on top
of the ticket for that we all know that
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you need one of
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a issues that you know really get it I says
to not working the way that I was being
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but I think as you see in what we say
before we even start sharing causations
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because it's not that said inquisitions
and you're going to miss the whole point
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what we're saying they just sort of was
right and find out from that what is it
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that people want us to do if we did it
so those issues really bring issues over
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who's going to be about what I'm going to
be don't want to look I don't think that
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could be issued. Just have to Dante my lawn
guy is the spokes person for the United
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transformation movement parted led by Vice
Presidents all those who are speaking
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with us from the capital long way you're
listening to daybreak Africa on the Voice
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of America James but in Washington today
is Thursday February 27th daybreak Africa
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Time 14 and
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a half minutes past the hour Sudan's
decision this month that former officials
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including ousted president Omar al Bashir
would face trial in the International
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Criminal Court has been
welcomed by people in
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a war torn Darfur region the charges against
Bashir and 3 others include genocide
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and walk crimes committed for after Civil
War broke out there in 2003 by Sudanese
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officials have also indicated that they
trial might not take place in the Hague not
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imo he did
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a report from South Sudan. Mohamedi so us
12 years old when leashes attacked his
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village and his friend at 14 years ago
killing his father and cousins and forcing
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the rest of the family to flee for their
lives he has been living for the past
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decade in Wister incidents come macam the
largest and therefore for internally
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displaced people with any stimulated held
me and residents like most victims of the
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warning that for each of blames former
president Omar al Bashir is government for
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the conflict which the u.n.
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Says has left 130-0000 people dead
and 2500000 displaced since 2003 the
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war that broke out in that for between the
Sudanese government and 3 rebel groups
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quickly turned ethnic as mainly out of
militias targeted black Africans but pieces
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slowly returning to the fore as rebels on
the government having gig in talks during
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peace talks with the 4 rebels on February
11th the Sudanese delegations agreed that
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all those wanted by the i.c.c.
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Should be handed over to stand trial for
genocide and war crimes charges in the 4
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for the displaced like Isa seeing
Bashir on trial of the i.c.c.
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Would bring some comfort to families
like his. Days handing Bashir
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to the International Criminal Court justice
and also build confidence between the
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warring groups and peace talks the victims
of genocide and historical repression
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not to mention the refugees and displaced
people say isa could feel just as if
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Bashir goes on trial the i.c.c.
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Toward Bashir with Quine's in the fore in
2009 but to Don refused to recognize the
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courts or thought Sudanese officials have
indicated while the trial might be in
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front of the i.c.c.
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It might not take place in the Hague
information minister Feisal Sali told the
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Reuters News Agency handing over which was
one option Another option would be the
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i.c.c. Coming to Sudan
he said or the 2 forming
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a hybrid court one of
the Hughes lawyers in
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a lab the Mohammad argues Sudan's court
should have jurisdiction and are qualified
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to handle any case related to the.
For the would have us workers.
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Would go if there was any accusations
against the former president he say's the
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trial should be in Sudan and there
is an independent judicial system
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a link to crimes in there for conflict
including genocide and war Quine's included
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in Sudanese low Ses Mohammed minding Sudan
to the International Criminal Court is
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not a legal issue but
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a political one he ses and they were legally
resisted but she has supporters have
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protested handing him to the i.c.c.
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Saying it would be against who does
sovereignty and the dignity of the army which
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to be hugh commanded for 3 decades
military officers dissidents transitional
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government serving in the for conflict
and they stand accused of rights abuses
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General Mohammad than the glue
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a former brigade commander in the didn't
do it militia that is accused of mass
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killings and raping that for the deputy
chairman of Sudan's ruling sovereign consul
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the Sudanese professional association s.p.
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a Which led the protest against Bashir
stroll argues students Loz on course are not
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fit to prosecute the former president or
others for war crimes but she who was
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ousted by the military rule after months
of protest has already face trial in Sudan
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and in December was sentenced to just 2
years in prison for corruption for their
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force displaced victims
like isa the i.c.c.
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May be their only hope for justice now about
me being for viewing news for Sudan 42
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teachers from North have being killed by
the militia group al-Shabaab in the past 5
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years according to the teachers Service
Commission as Mario jumble reports from
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Nairobi the commission says not local
teachers in the region are not safe and as
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such have withdrawn their services. Local
teachers working in northeastern parts of
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the country have been camping outside
this commission in Nairobi for
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a while until they appear
not to walk in there
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a journalist hide and yesterday on his day
but it is Service Commission maintained
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that it will not post to not if the security
situation is not fixed speaking before
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the parliamentary Education Committee
Commission's chief executive officer Nancy my
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Sharia told the legislatures that the
right to life supersedes the right to
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education and called on the government
to improve security in the region in the
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last 5 years we have to put it to the church
because I have already I think they're
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going to make us happy that while we will
be great teachers came in and said he
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didn't want to improve in fact is we've
been given to people we have good teachers
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still in the old region the
commission had already with
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a drone some teachers from the region and
urging leaders to encourage more of the
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low cost to train as teachers so they don't
need to demand for. Education cabinet
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secretary said that while the matter
of transfer is affecting locals it's
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a fact that innocent Kenyans have died and
they're not on parts of their country
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and the targeting of man
can't be downplayed.
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It is. The news. If.
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Every. Security. Changes.
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On the other hand inspector general of
police he let in with him I said that the
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government will deploy more police officers
in Northeast and in the next 2 months
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this by the fact that they have also lost
and I. Number of police officers in the
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area during the intervention we have to
work with them their leaders have to talk
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to the our people and the people who are
going to say duty for us to be able to
00:21:01
root out this thing by that exist and the
local element who are assisting my show
00:21:06
to try to get those people can see that
I'm not from that place you know that is
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thinking especially in the counties
all for you. And Garrison have been
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a hotbed of terror claiming hundreds of
life ranging from. All sense of humor to
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offices and however much the commission
is insisting on with the drawing teachers
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from the area employment and labor
relations called Judge Hill in
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a similar stop they moved
temporarily following
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a successful at placation by Jose rare
00 play games the massive transfer is
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discriminatory because it affects some
areas in the region that have not
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experienced terror related issue is able
to enforce fear is daybreak Africa I am
00:21:49
Moreno jumble in Arabic Kenya. Has for the
1st time allowed the informal visit of
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a un envoy on extrajudicial
summary auditory as
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a cue sions. If fresh human rights
expert met with relatives of police
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killings in Nairobi Sloan's where hundreds
of cases have left relatives and friends
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of victims feeling powerless.
Reports from Nairobi 60 year old.
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Lost 2 of her it's children in 2018 just
months apart when police in broad daylight
00:22:25
shot them dead she admits has got into some
trouble but she's saying it was nothing
00:22:31
that warranted the use of
lethal force. But the bad.
00:22:38
Idea wife she says robot had never been
arrested and taken to jail no one ever
00:22:43
called to tell me he had been arrested or
taken someone's car all I know is that my
00:22:48
son had. If you're on team he would beat
you up he did my 2nd son there was nothing
00:22:54
major he had done maybe getting into
little fights here and there they did that
00:22:59
just 2 of hundreds of cases the police
killings that Ken read groups have
00:23:03
documented this month of Ken and rights
groups reported for use last the island
00:23:09
killed a $107.00 people most of them
young poor men in slums shot to bid at
00:23:15
a suspicious by constant. Training
00:23:17
a mouse sits on the board of Amnesty
International Kenya one we stop recognize.
00:23:24
These these don't these oxygen additional
killings when we say that nothing is
00:23:29
changing and devil we will not documented
we acquiesce. To these killings
00:23:36
Prescott accuse Kenya as independent
policing oversight authority of not doing
00:23:41
enough to stop the killings I posses
00:23:43
a 100 in 42 cases from last Dia under
investigation but admits only 6 police
00:23:49
officers have been sent to the public
prosecutor who says few witnesses are willing
00:23:55
to come forward noting hygene is king is
the editor of Public Prosecutions we have
00:24:01
community outreach and yet reaching out to
00:24:03
a lot of these communities of being
affected by this problem and trying to
00:24:06
sensitize them trying to Oscar to ask them
to be more bold in terms of giving us
00:24:12
the evidence that we are trying to.
Make them. Understand their rights.
00:24:20
To access justice and how they can be
about Kenya this month for the fast time
00:24:25
allowed the informal visit of the UN's
envoy on I said you did show somebody or
00:24:30
arbitrary executions Agnes Cullum odd she
met her look to the police victims in
00:24:35
their o.b.
00:24:35
In Mombasa and she called in Kenyan
authorities to do more when I'm down he's
00:24:41
killing me no investigation. There me no
more see here and there you know to his
00:24:48
feet that's. 2nd killing and not
killing you thinking about the side.
00:24:56
The side let me the victims hope the u.n.
00:24:59
Envoy visit will help advance the wheels
of justice made away activists say they'll
00:25:05
keep documented and publishing police
killings until they no longer have to do so
00:25:10
right on board for v.o.a.
00:25:12
News. Economics graduate blessing she
Rima says the situation will highlight
00:25:18
China which is the epicenter of the coronavirus
is getting desperate with prices of
00:25:24
basic commodities kind of rocketing
and most students become
00:25:27
a destitute as their bank accounts are
running dry to remind graduate in January
00:25:33
and was due to return to Zimbabwe
before she was caught up in
00:25:37
a coronavirus logged on to remind says she
and other Zimbabwe is in China I peel
00:25:43
into the Harare government for financial
assistance to buy food and other basic
00:25:49
necessities. This situation I
can say is really tough in
00:25:55
one not only as students but for also our
feelings about when we have been waking
00:26:01
in one there's been waiting for them so
that they can kid us on the off food stuff
00:26:07
and some other things but you find out
now it's difficult for them they're not
00:26:12
waking they're not doing anything and it's
really difficult for them to make ends
00:26:17
meet it's really difficult for them to get
money to buy some food stuff and also
00:26:22
for these now expenses take us through
your day to day activities What do you do
00:26:28
daily since the cauldron
of a that's was announced
00:26:31
a pandemic and also are you now allowed to
move freely and not even allowed to move
00:26:37
always indoors each and every day I woke
up at 8 and then in don't I don't go
00:26:44
anywhere the only thing I can do is to
be in here and you know because of this
00:26:50
situation you end up panicking you know
and is the only thing you can do is to
00:26:57
just say he knows nothing else at the moment
how are the other 4 in that from other
00:27:02
African countries that are holding up how
many Zimbabweans would use the idea for
00:27:07
the remote when I can say maybe roughly
352 foreign great contending some other
00:27:14
people from some other countries I can say
the situation is just the same for us
00:27:19
all but for some other countries you can
see that they're receiving help from their
00:27:25
government and from maybe their fellow
countrymen I can think so if they have
00:27:32
such kind of help I can say we did paying
good for them because it's really helpful
00:27:37
but when you come to
00:27:39
a situation like this in Dublin you can
see that things are very talented because
00:27:44
right now I'm just so very big receiving
money from all of them and it's one would
00:27:51
be for it for. Good because before things
we're really cheap like food but now you
00:27:57
find food stuff very very expensive
so like it's really good if we can
00:28:04
really help help made from the government
or from some other fellow's mumblings.
00:28:10
That was
00:28:10
a blessing to remind isn't bubbly embezzling
will hunt China speaking with reporter
00:28:15
mom the last not only of you is
00:28:17
a Bubblicious reply before we leave you
summary of Africa news Togo's opposition
00:28:22
coalition led by as candidate a
bio me said it welcomes a u.s.
00:28:27
Embassy statement calling on the told
police Electoral Commission to make public
00:28:31
results of all polling stations
particularly those being contested by the
00:28:35
opposition so as to ensure transparency
and that is it for this Thursday February
00:28:41
27th edition of daybreak Africa will be
off of the daybreak Africa crew producer
00:28:45
Nicole Beck full report has put the clock
to Rakeysh track but he wasn't there
00:28:50
wishing you
00:28:51
a very good day. Joining us Larry London.
00:28:59
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Today is Thursday Feb 27th and this is
via ways international edition I'm Steve
00:30:10
Miller in Washington coming up the w.h.o.
00:30:13
Said that while there was ample reason to
be concerned about the coronavirus don't
00:30:17
rush to call it
00:30:19
a pandemic every day sensible measures
that we tell people to do every year with
00:30:23
the flu are important here covering
your coffee. Stain when you're sick
00:30:31
and washing your hands bus after 19 years
of conflict in Afghanistan war there may
00:30:37
be finally coming to an end
and replacing an organ with
00:30:41
a printed one those stories and
more are all next. World Health
00:30:47
Organization Director General
Dr Tadros added Gregory
00:30:51
a Says said on Wednesday China
reported 78190 cases to the w.h.o.
00:30:58
Including 2718 deaths only 2 new cases
were reported in China outside of
00:31:04
a province globally the number of confirmed
corona virus cases stands at 81109
00:31:11
with 43 deaths affecting
00:31:13
a total of 37 countries but Dr Tadros
issued this caution that increasing cases
00:31:19
outside China has prompted some
media and politicians to push for
00:31:23
a pandemic to be declared he said they
would not be too eager to declare
00:31:29
a pandemic without careful and clear minded
analysis of the facts that has already
00:31:34
declared
00:31:35
a public health emergency of international
concern that's the highest level of
00:31:40
alarm they're there to Taylor said using
the word pandemic carelessly has no
00:31:44
tangible benefits but it does have
significant risk in terms of amplifying
00:31:49
unnecessarily and unjustified fear and
stigma and paralyzing systems that every way
00:31:55
show will not hesitate to use the word.
If it is accurate in description of the
00:32:00
situation Gilly and Sciences incorporated
on Wednesday said it had started to late
00:32:05
stage studies to test its drug and patents
with in patients with the corona virus
00:32:11
beginning in March the studies will test
the drug approximately among 1000 patients
00:32:16
at medical centers primarily across Asian
countries as well as in other countries
00:32:21
with
00:32:21
a high number of diagnosed cases Dr Anthony
found the director of the National Institute
00:32:27
of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases in the u.s.
00:32:29
Explained that even with trials
occurring now it could be
00:32:32
a year or more before they're ready
for consumers from a sequence of
00:32:38
a virus to
00:32:39
a trial it still would not be any
applicable to the epidemic unless we really
00:32:46
wait about a year to a year and
00:32:48
a half now that means 2 things one the
answer to containing is public health
00:32:55
measures we can't be law in a vaccine
over the next several months to
00:32:59
a year however if this virus which we
have every reason to believe it is quite
00:33:05
conceivable that it will
happen will go beyond just
00:33:09
a season and come back and recycle next
year if that's the case we hope to have
00:33:14
a vaccine u.s.
00:33:15
President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday
evening naming vice president Mike Pence as
00:33:20
the point person in his administration
for the covert 1000 outbreak He also
00:33:24
reiterated that far more people die
annually of the flu than have the of the
00:33:29
coronavirus thus far the Center for Disease
Control interventions and shook it said
00:33:34
the best way to guard against the covert
19 is the same way one does against the
00:33:39
flu covering your cough. Staying home
when you're sick and washing your
00:33:45
hands. Tried and True not very
exciting measures but really important
00:33:52
ways that you can prevent the spread of
respiratory viruses. In South Korea the
00:33:59
United States and the Republic of Korea
the South's official name announced
00:34:03
Thursday they would postpone upcoming joint
military exercises until further notice
00:34:08
do the Cove in $1000.00 outbreak
00:34:10
a statement announcing the decision said
it was not made lightly and that their
00:34:14
alliance remains iron clad as
00:34:16
a novel coronavirus continues to spread
beyond China health officials in Europe are
00:34:21
ramping up efforts to contain the virus
in care for patients the European Union
00:34:25
Health Minister Stella care
00:34:27
a key to this and the World Health
Organization officials met Wednesday with
00:34:30
a talent officials in Rome to discuss the
outbreak in Italy the worst so far in
00:34:34
Europe earlier my colleague Kate pound
Dawson spoke with reporter Nicholas Pineau
00:34:40
who's been following the outbreak from
Paris the latest news from France when the
00:34:45
2nd person died last night and the
funny thing about the patient who
00:34:52
died is that he's
00:34:53
a patient you think he was 60 of the
oil and he did not go to any zone that
00:35:00
consumed by dividing. Cyanide met by.
The French authorities trying to
00:35:08
see where he got
contaminated and to hold not
00:35:11
a patient here pretty critical of the
right now and again he did not travel.
00:35:19
But now I'm going to fight
00:35:22
a virus Also today new Rob
Green we've mentioned he's. Ok
00:35:29
And also we have now 12.
Which is right now the most
00:35:36
concerning for you right now
00:35:38
a European health ministers and other
government officials have been meeting in
00:35:44
talking in the past few days about the
virus What are they talking about what are
00:35:50
they saying you're right they met good week
you know lead to try to level up right
00:35:57
thing by the.
00:36:17
She had.
00:36:52
To have. Come From.
00:37:11
The concern with the public that they
don't feel that they're getting enough
00:37:15
information from the
health experts. Exactly.
00:37:23
Right you don't have any trouble.
00:37:31
When they come back.
00:37:49
Come back that was journalist
Nicholas Perry speaking with.
00:37:57
Night. In years of
00:37:58
a grueling conflict that has claimed the
lives of more than 100000 people the war
00:38:03
in Afghanistan may be finally coming
to an end so far all sides seem to be
00:38:08
respecting an agreement to reduce violence
00:38:11
a partial truce that came into
effect last Saturday but as v.o.a.
00:38:15
Asia Tanzim reports said initial political
crisis has threatened to derail the
00:38:20
process the Superpole check post on the
Kabul Kandahar highway used to constantly
00:38:26
be under attack by the Taliban since the
start of the partial truth the soldiers
00:38:32
guarding the post are breathing
00:38:34
a sigh of relief. To face relentless attacks
every day Every night we faced immense
00:38:41
difficulties now things are much better
the same is true for shopkeepers in the
00:38:46
Rani bazaar and one of that province they've
even increased their business I used
00:38:52
to close my shop at 5 now the 3rd ceasefire
I closed my shop at 6 pm to go and have
00:38:58
not heard any gunfire last Friday after
19 years of war the United States and the
00:39:04
poem on agreed to
00:39:05
a week long partial truth at the end
of it if all goes well they will sign
00:39:12
a deal on the 29th of February and cut
there's capital Doha the deal outlines
00:39:18
a road map for the bedroll of u.s.
00:39:21
Troops from Afghanistan one of President
Donald Trump's campaign promises it
00:39:28
also requires the Taliban to negotiate with
other Us cons including the government
00:39:33
on the future direction of their
country. In Washington u.s.
00:39:38
Secretary of state Mike pump ills said
Tuesday the goal is to reach an OS conscious
00:39:44
solution and our mission set is very clear
we want to assist and provide structure
00:39:49
so that the Afghans can get an outcome that
is led by Afghan driven by Afghanis and
00:39:55
has a long term solution that
all the. People have a game
00:39:58
a stand can live with but the upcoming
government is in turmoil following
00:40:02
presidential elections in
which 2 candidates incumbent
00:40:06
a chef funny and rival to learn to love
have to play and make. The big tears
00:40:12
standoff comes at
00:40:13
a time when I ask on politicians should
be building consensus on how to negotiate
00:40:19
with the Taliban says analyst Michael Cuscuna
and yet at that very moment when you
00:40:24
most need that common united front these
longstanding divides within the Afghan
00:40:29
political class have been exacerbated
because of this political crisis coming out
00:40:33
of the election getting. Back to come
together in one room to the team to negotiate
00:40:39
with the problem was already difficult
observers say this crisis has just added to
00:40:46
it I should then seem n.w.
Islam by running the u.s.
00:40:52
Secretary of state Mike Pompei of this
week urged Iraqi prime minister designate
00:40:57
Mohamed Alawi to protect u.s.
00:40:59
Troops and stressed Iraq's obligation to
protect American and coalition diplomats
00:41:05
forces and facilities but they'll also press
Iraq's new government to end violence
00:41:10
against the thousands of protesters who
have gathered in Baghdad and addressed
00:41:14
their grievances Iraqi
lawmakers have scheduled for
00:41:18
a vote of confidence in the Alawi
government scheduled for Thursday in
00:41:23
a few ways we spoke with Dani former Iraqi
military attache in Washington about
00:41:30
the vote of no confidence and the
pressure the government faces between
00:41:33
anti-government protesters who want foreign
troops out and its ally the United
00:41:38
States but actually what did the problem
this request to the mind of the ignited
00:41:44
a prime minister or government
responsibilities and duties toward the u.s.
00:41:51
Call the show horses as well as the
primitive but shows in Iraq that if partner
00:41:56
government. It's obligations as they
have many times declared that there are
00:42:02
obliged to protect the u.s.
00:42:04
And coalition forces to cities as
00:42:06
a result of that relation has been critically
intense due to as collation between
00:42:12
the u.s.
00:42:13
And Iranian militias supported by Iran that
ended in exchanging the shelling and to
00:42:18
try to expand ultimately the Iraqi parliament
addition to the man from the prime
00:42:23
minister to remove the Us forces are from
Iraq and the Us administration would like
00:42:29
to turn
00:42:29
a new page with the new government in order
to restore the copper ration and the
00:42:34
relation to normal both governments value
the importance of keeping diplomatic
00:42:39
military and economic ties but
also essential for the u.s.
00:42:43
And Iraq government to maintain the
relations at the highest level as there are
00:42:47
many common interests to be achieved in
the new terms and the future I think both
00:42:52
countries also are partners
in fighting ISIS the u.s.
00:42:56
Is obligated to build and protect
democracy in Iraq and the u.s.
00:43:00
Is
00:43:00
a crucial player and building the capacity
of your Rocky institution so I think this
00:43:05
is one of the kinds of shows that set forth
the beginning to Prime Minister from
00:43:11
the u.s.
00:43:11
Administration so he would gain some kind
of support when he will be getting the
00:43:17
vote to assume the responsibility so is
Iraq capable of honoring this obligation
00:43:24
when angry pro Iran protesters that have
been in the streets calling for u.s.
00:43:28
Troops withdrawal I think the
crowd who is calling for the u.s.
00:43:33
Forces with
00:43:33
a droll industry has been mop alive by
the Shiite political parties due to the
00:43:39
recent ask elation between the u.s.
00:43:42
And Iran I think the Iraqi government is
not entirely in control of all the army
00:43:47
groups that belong to the Shia parties
therefore some political parties are more
00:43:52
powerful than the government but I trust
that the new government and the most 6
00:43:56
players would. Once the political channels
to understand the importance of the u.s.
00:44:02
Presence in Iraq to defeat ISIS and build
the security forces capabilities it all
00:44:08
depends on the new government that will
let you to move things forward and
00:44:12
compromise the tension around the u.s.
00:44:14
Forces
00:44:14
a presence in Iraq promptly also emphasized
there Jensine with which Iraq's new
00:44:19
government must put an end to the killing
of protesters and their grievances What
00:44:26
do you make of that the prime minister in
his speech to trust on bringing all fall
00:44:32
in killing the protesters to give
justice to independent and transparent
00:44:36
investigation so I think Secretary pump
you should try to think on the new
00:44:41
government to hold the protest killers
accountable and bring them to justice also
00:44:46
to address the grievances of the
demonstration I see this is a statement as
00:44:51
a candidate and also to designate prime
minister to accomplish so he may win the
00:44:57
u.s. Support so he can work with the u.s.
00:45:00
Administration to normalize the situation
in Iraq Iraqi lawmakers decided to
00:45:07
schedule
00:45:07
a vote of confidence for the government
of our Larry Thursday with the parliament
00:45:11
vote in favor apparently the designated
the prime minister is trying to pointing
00:45:17
nonpartisans and technocrat cap and t.
00:45:20
Is facing some
00:45:20
a politician from political parties but
people demanded information in the
00:45:25
political system by removing the not secured
Syrian quota so any political party
00:45:32
with
00:45:32
a pause this move puts the park in the kind
of front patient that people 2nd there
00:45:39
are can not tolerate more delays ultimately
the prime minister has to compromise
00:45:44
with the political party before the confidence
vote which I think will be in favor
00:45:50
of passing the cap and
that was a smile hold down
00:45:53
a former Iraqi military
attache speaking to v.o.a.
00:45:56
Senior analyst. And later on the program
00:46:01
a senior South Sudanese official has
rejected criticism that his country is
00:46:06
a serious violator of human rights and
00:46:09
a speech to the un Human Rights Council the
official said facts prove the opposite
00:46:14
to be true you're listening to v.o.a.
00:46:17
News. This is. A number of
00:46:23
studies have previously linked the
consumption of sugary drinks with increased
00:46:27
risks of death from a wide range of causes
00:46:30
a new study published in The Journal of
the American Heart Association provides
00:46:34
evidence that drinking around $355.00
millimeters of sugary drinks more than once
00:46:39
a day is connected to
00:46:40
a couple of factors that can contribute
to cardiovascular disease the study finds
00:46:45
that among middle aged to over adults
drinking sugar sweetened beverages can lower
00:46:49
levels of h.
00:46:50
The good cholesterol which helps remove bad
cholesterol from the bloodstream while
00:46:55
increasing levels of triglycerides another
type of fat found in the blood the study
00:47:00
also shows that drinking calorie sweetened
beverages were up to 355 millimeters of
00:47:06
100 percent fruit juice every day was
of associated with increased risks were
00:47:10
adverse effects of elevated fats and
cholesterol in the bloodstream I'm below ways
00:47:16
Rick Bandolero.
00:47:23
Relays international edition continues
I'm Steve Miller at least 20 people have
00:47:28
been killed in the Indian capital during
violent clashes between Hindu and Muslims
00:47:33
groups over a new citizenship
law that's according to
00:47:37
a hospital official speaking to Reuters
news even as an eerie calm has ascended in
00:47:42
the riot torn areas on Wednesday
borders Soria ighly has that story.
00:47:49
Today about riots Sparks by its controversial
new citizenship law in the West and
00:47:53
many violent protests since the was 1st
proposed and brought to the overshadowed
00:47:58
u.s.
00:47:58
President Donald Trump's visit. To New Delhi
Police used tear gas and snow grenades
00:48:04
to dispense stone throwing crowds. Hospital
officials told Reuters they had treated
00:48:10
as
00:48:10
a 200 people since the fighting 1st intensified
on Monday many suffering severe injuries
00:48:16
. Prime Minister near indemnity broke
his silence on the mass on Wednesday
00:48:21
appealing for peace between Hindus and
Muslims. Below and now it's by medieval
00:48:27
nationalist government makes it easier
for the non Muslims from neighboring
00:48:31
countries to gain Indian citizenship.
It is really going to be
00:48:35
a long standing tensions between the
countries Hindu and minority misled. By
00:48:42
a good side of the Us president Donald
Trump's 1st official visit to India when he
00:48:47
pulled out all the stops
in the hopes of securing
00:48:49
a trade deal. From left India on Tuesday
with the sale of $3000000000.00 worth of
00:48:55
military equipment and promise to conclude
trade talks promptly anti is further. As
00:49:01
we said that was Reuters reporter. Kenya
has for the 1st time allowed the informal
00:49:08
visit of
00:49:09
a un envoy on extrajudicial summary or
arbitrary executions and his column on that
00:49:14
French human rights expert met with the
relatives. Police killings and the Roby
00:49:19
slums where hundreds of cases have left
relatives and friends of victims feeling
00:49:23
powerless realm bore reports
from Nairobi 60 year old if
00:49:29
a quintal close to Ohio its children in
2018 just months apart when police in broad
00:49:35
daylight shot them dead she admits has Times
got into some trouble but she says it
00:49:41
was nothing that would walk down to the
use of lethal force Apple as well but
00:49:46
sequel and it was my marketing idea life
she says robot had never been arrested of
00:49:52
taken to jail no one ever called to tell
me he had been arrested or taken someone's
00:49:57
car all I know is that my son had
00:49:59
a temper if you don't him he would beat you
up he did my 2nd son there was nothing
00:50:05
major he had done maybe getting into little
fights here and there they did so just
00:50:10
2 of hundreds of cases of police killings
that Ken rights groups have documented
00:50:15
this month
00:50:16
a quiet little canyon rights groups
reported police left the island killed
00:50:20
a $107.00 people most of them young poor
men in slums shot to bits at a suspicious
00:50:26
a constant. Running
00:50:28
a mouse it's on the board of Amnesty
International Kenya when we stop recognize.
00:50:35
These these gangs these oxygen additional
killings when we say that nothing is
00:50:40
changing and devil we will not documented
we acquiesce. To these killings
00:50:47
Prescot accuse Kenya's independent policing
oversight authority of not doing enough
00:50:52
to stop the killings I posses 100 in 42
cases from last Dia are under investigation
00:50:58
but admits only 6 police officers have been
sent to the public prosecutor who says
00:51:04
few witnesses are willing to come forward
noting hygene is king is Director of
00:51:09
Public Prosecutions we have community
outreach and yet reaching out to
00:51:13
a lot of these communities will be affected
by these problems trying to censor.
00:51:24
We are trying to. Make them.
Understand their rights.
00:51:35
This month for the 1st time allowed
the informal visit of the u.s.
00:51:39
Envoy and it's a good issue somebody or
00:51:41
a bit of the executions Agnes Cullum I'd
she met to look to the police victims in
00:51:46
their o.b.
00:51:46
In Mumbai and she called in Kenya
to do more why not go. And
00:52:01
not.
00:52:08
Letting the victims hope the u.n.
00:52:10
Envoy visit will help the
wheels of justice made
00:52:13
a way activists say they'll keep documented
and publishing police killings until
00:52:19
they no longer have to do it right
on board video a news medal been
00:52:24
a senior South Sudanese official has
rejected criticism that his country is
00:52:28
a serious violator of human
rights reports that in
00:52:32
a speech the un Human Rights Council the
official said facts prove the opposite to
00:52:37
be true director general for multilateral
affairs of South Sudan Samuel La De
00:52:43
Lorenzo praises the decisions and compromises
made by his government he says this
00:52:49
is enabled the formation of
00:52:51
a national unity government in the interest
of sustainable peace and stability he
00:52:57
says his government isn't forcing the
agreement by negotiating peace with the South
00:53:02
Sudan opposition alliance at the same time
he says peace talks taking place with
00:53:08
Sudan in the capital Juba are making progress
he says efforts to improve the human
00:53:14
rights situation in this country are moving
ahead and the. This he says belies the
00:53:19
u.n.
00:53:19
Council's depiction of South Sudan as the
worst country on Earth in terms of human
00:53:25
rights violations he says this is contrary
to the realities on the ground my
00:53:31
government would like to report it. So Don
has given rule to it for additional and
00:53:38
norms. To respect. You know life.
00:53:46
Really. Touching dignity is severely
00:53:53
punished
00:53:54
a report published last week by the un
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
00:53:59
describes in detail what it calls the
widespread and pervasive sexual and gender
00:54:04
based violence in the country the report
accuses both the government and opposition
00:54:09
of deliberately starving the
population as a tactic of war the u.n.
00:54:14
Commission is scathing in its criticism of
the government which is says is riddled
00:54:19
with corruption the South Sudanese government
did not respond to the report at the
00:54:24
time of its release and during his address
to the council. Also did not acknowledge
00:54:31
the report and its findings Instead
he continued to stress the positive
00:54:36
developments in improvements in the human
rights situation in this country he
00:54:41
called on the council to remove South
Sudan from Item 4 which looks into human
00:54:47
rights abuses in specific countries
reserved for those deemed to be the worst
00:54:52
violators countries that will come up for
review under that item during this month
00:54:57
long session include North Korea me and
Marcel Sadat Iran Burundi Syria and
00:55:04
Venezuela Lisa shrine for v.o.a.
00:55:06
News Geneva imagine how life could
change for so many people who needed the
00:55:12
replacement organ if
scientists could just print
00:55:15
a new one that works as exactly one of
the projects scientists at Wake Forest
00:55:20
Institute for Regenerative
Medicine are working on 3 d.
00:55:24
Bio printed human organs has
00:55:26
a back let's has the story from Winston
Salem North Carolina in this report
00:55:32
narrated by Anna Rice
we're printing and so
00:55:36
a patient had lost his left ear. And of
his right ear and near. It is so that we
00:55:42
can $35.00 prints of a new year attaching
them is still theoretical but these 3 d.
00:55:48
Printers can print
00:55:49
a workable human organs like this year
scientists here at the Wake Forest Institute
00:55:54
for generative medicine in North Carolina
are working towards the day when they can
00:55:59
print all kinds of replacement
organs it takes about 3 and
00:56:02
a half hours to create an ear
and it will be attached using
00:56:06
a special solution made from the patient's
cells when they get it to work it could
00:56:11
revolutionize the signs of Borgen
transplants we basically categorize the
00:56:18
complexity of the organs from flat to solid.
With flat structure such as skin being
00:56:24
the least complex similar structures like
blood vessels being the 2nd level of
00:56:29
complexity how
00:56:30
a non-trivial or organise like the bladder
or the stomach being the 3rd level and
00:56:34
solid organs being by far the most complex
certainly. The donor shortage is very
00:56:41
serious you know there are so many patients
on the wait list right now and Regev
00:56:45
medicine is really
00:56:46
a strategy that hopefully will help us to
the present number of patients who are on
00:56:52
the transplant list the process
begins when finds is to take
00:56:55
a small piece of tissue from the patient
the next step is to create the desired
00:57:00
cheap or frame for the
tissue this is with 3 d.
00:57:03
Printers come into play and alongside them
00:57:06
a procedure known as electrodes thinning
00:57:09
a fiber production method which uses
electric force to create artificial blood
00:57:14
vessels these are elect for
spinners and the way that works is
00:57:21
we have a solution of a bio material
00:57:27
a certain type of all of our. In
00:57:30
a syringe that's being very slowly
pushed out with a syringe pump we have
00:57:36
a rod here that goes through.
This apparatus over here. And it
00:57:42
rotates and moves back and forth and
the idea is that the solution is
00:57:49
deposited on to the rod and it can form
00:57:52
a to next find says to test the
artificial blood vessel by imitating
00:57:57
a post we put it inside
00:57:59
a bioreactor So what we've done was we've
taken the blood vessel right here we've
00:58:04
hooked it up to the bowel
reactor which is attached to
00:58:08
a pump and it's basically Paulson flow
back and forth through the blood vessel to
00:58:15
emulate the beating of the heart. And so
you can see if you look closely the blood
00:58:20
vessel is opening and
closing things to 3 d.
00:58:23
Bio printing find this can create more
complex human organs as well they're used in
00:58:29
the so-called organ on a chip or take
knowledge in this 5 centimeter panel is
00:58:35
a tiny model of
00:58:36
a human body each chamber contains
tissues from various organs such models
00:58:42
a mostly used for testing new drugs for
unknown side effects and even how the
00:58:47
effect of each patient individually in
00:58:50
a near future I'll say what is going to
happen is you're going to come to the
00:58:53
hospital they're going to take
00:58:55
a small sum perform your scan and as that
as the doctor is making your diagnosis on
00:59:00
your on your prognosis and everything I
love group is going to be building 20 to 40
00:59:07
bushes of view of chips find it's consing
how long clinical trials are going to
00:59:13
take exactly but they hope that in some 30
to 40 years their inventions will be in
00:59:18
regular thought of people's everyday life
for in Winston Salem North Carolina and
00:59:25
in rice news and that's going to do it
for us today you've been listening to
00:59:30
international edition on The Voice of
America on behalf of our director Tracy
00:59:34
Carter an engineer Calvin Fowler thank you
very much for listening Be sure to visit
00:59:39
our Web site for in-depth coverage
of world. Venza News 24 hours
00:59:44
a day every away News dot com Until next
time I'm Steve Miller in Washington have
00:59:51
a great day.
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